python split path into list

1import os
2path = os.path.normpath(path)
3path.split(os.sep)

1Head of '/home/User/Desktop/file.txt': /home/User/Desktop
2Tail of '/home/User/Desktop/file.txt': file.txt 
3
4Head of '/home/User/Desktop/': /home/User/Desktop
5Tail of '/home/User/Desktop/':  
6
7Head of 'file.txt': 
8Tail of 'file.txt': file.txt
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